With a new sheet of ice laid at the Dow Event Center on Tuesday morning, the Saginaw Spirit are ready for the 2015-16 season.

The team will open its rookie training camp on Sunday night and will hold Blue/White intrasquad scrimmages on Monday at 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. and Tuesday at 10 a.m., all of which are free and open to the public.

The full roster will report for practice starting Tuesday, and the Spirit’s preseason opener is Friday, Sept. 4 at 7:05 p.m. at the Dow Event Center against the new Flint Firebirds.

“We’re very optimistic about the future of the team. This is an exciting time,” said Spirit President Craig Goslin. “We have a lot of talented young kids.

Saginaw’s regular season opener is also at home against the Firebirds, on Thursday, Sept. 24 at 7:05 p.m.